Rabbit Days and Dumplings serves up deliciously different family music
Thanks to an Austrian grandmother and a healthy selection of Putumayo Kids music, my kids have been exposed to a fairly diverse tapestry of children's music...although I will admit that our knowledge of any music from East Asia is almost nonexistent. But now that...
Aubrey Anderson-Emmon’s Emmy dress: will it be your daughter’s dress next?
Anyone who caught the Emmys last night probably oohed and ahhed over Modern Family's adorable Aubrey Anderson-Emmons. In case you're wondering where she got that awesome little purple dress, it's none other than Tea Collection, believe it or not. And we've got a...
Watch it wiggle, see it freak out your party guests
Browsing through our archives for cool Halloween ideas, I came across this old link to a post highlighting a recipe for super spooky eyeball Jell-O shots. Non-alcoholic for the kids, of course. Poking around the site, turns out there's a ton more great ideas for...
Volcom, Yo Gabba Gabba and Jack Black = skate culture awesomesauce
Volcom is my kids' absolute obsession around these parts. They're hardcore skateboarders, and Volcom represents everything that is awesome about skater culture. One of my sons insists on only wearing shirts emblazoned with their logo. He has two, and if they're dirty?...
We’ve got the buzz on a sweet new line by Burt’s Bees
We're used to slathering our babies in products from Burt's Bees, but now you can dress your baby in them, too. Sweet![Don't miss a great giveaway and discount code after the jump!] The new Burt's Bees Baby line includes a complete layette in sizes preemie...
5 tech picks you won’t want to miss this week
From saving your gadgets to saving your sanity, here are a few of our favorite picks from the past week, just in case you missed them. 1. Our very favorite developer is back with a brilliant new kids' app that rocks. Literally. 2. If you need a good laugh, we've...
A free family-savvy tour guide, at your service (LAX, we’re starting with you)
I love finding the best activities and spots to check out in my city. When a site does all of the legwork and offers me a list of proposed activities to check out each week, what's not to love? That's why I'm digging the new site The Family Savvy. An evolution of...
32 Ways to Dress a Fox? Is that a personal challenge?
I'm smitten with kittens--of the fox and rabbit variety. And piglets, too. If you like open-ended, simple, beautiful activity books that leave plenty of room for imagination and fun, then you'll want to buy all three. That's a total of 96 outfits, by the way....
Show Me a Story: low on tech, high on terrific
When my kids were really young, they loved to tell me long, adorably nonsensical stories about just about anything that crossed their minds. Now that they're a bit older, I miss their elaborate tales. These days, it's easy for tech-savvy kids to lose themselves in...
Trend alert: supercool military jackets for boys
With a husband in the Air Force Reserves, the hot military trend is one of my favorites--not to mention it's pretty easy getting a jacket on a finicky boy when you tell him he'll be just like Daddy. In my search for the perfect winter coat for my son, I found some...